Cherry Bomb Shot – A Beautiful Mess

The Cherry Bomb Shot is a fun party shot recipe made using cherry flavored vodka (or liqueur), energy drink and grenadine. If you’re looking for a fun, flavorful cocktail, we’re excited for you to try this Cherry Bomb recipe. With prep only taking a couple of minutes, this recipe is quick, easy and tasty!

Related: Green Tea Shot, Jello Shots, Lemon Drop Shot, Mexican Candy Shot, Gummy Bear Shot, Kamikaze Shot.

Ingredients

• Cherry Vodka – Or cherry liqueur (such as cherry schnapps)
• Energy Drink – Such as Red Bull
• Grenadine – Choose store bought or make your own with our grenadine recipe.

For a bomb shot, you will need a shot glass as well as a highball glass. For the highball glass, we recommend something thick and sturdy, not a delicate cocktail glass. You won’t need a cocktail shaker for this recipe—you can mix it right in the glass.

What does a Cherry Bomb taste like?

A Cherry Bomb Shot is a unique flavor explosion of fruity flavors. We love the cherry flavor combined with the sweetness from the Red Bull. Your taste buds will thank you.

Instructions

Pour half a glass with chilled Red Bull and add a splash of grenadine. This creates a cool layered effect.

Prepare your shot glass of cherry vodka.

Hold the shot glass over the drinking glass and gently drop it in.

Once the two drinks have combined, drink quickly as you would a shot.

Cherry Bomb Cocktail

If you prefer to enjoy this as a cocktail instead of a shot, you can! Simply remove the shot glass from the drinking glass. Or if you wish, transfer your finished drink to something like a martini glass and sip the concoction slowly.

Tips for Making

• Add a maraschino cherry or a lemon twist as an optional garnish. 
• If you need a substitution, you can use regular vodka (unflavored) or another cherry liqueur such as cherry schnapps. 
• If you don’t want the caffeine the Red Bull contains, you can substitute it for a lemon-lime soda.
• If you want to add some tartness, add some freshly squeezed lime juice.
• For added fruity flavor, add a splash of orange juice or pineapple juice to this recipe.

More Bomb Shots

• Boilermaker – The original drop-in shot is made by dropping a shot of whiskey or rye into into a lager beer- Boilermaker Shot.
• Irish Shot – The Irish version of a Boilermaker uses Guinness Stout, Irish whiskey and Irish cream liqueur.
• Jägerbomb Shot – Drop a shot of Jägermeister liqueur into Red Bull to make this popular recipe- Jägerbomb Shot.
• Vegas Bomb – Drop a shot of Crown Royal and peach schnapps into a glass of Red Bull and cranberry juice for this variation- Vegas Bomb Shot.
• Flaming Dr. Pepper – Drop a shot of amaretto and Overproof rum (often on fire) into a glass of beer for this dangerous shot recipe.

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Learn to make a Cherry Bomb shot using cherry vodka, Red Bull and grenadine.

Yield 1 cocktail

Prep 2 minutes mins

Instructions

• Pour half a glass with chilled Red Bull and add a splash of grenadine. This creates a cool layered effect.

• Prepare your shot glass of cherry vodka.

• Hold the shot glass over the drinking glass and gently drop it in.

• Once the two drinks have combined, drink quickly as you would a shot.

Notes

• • Add a maraschino cherry or a lemon twist as an optional garnish. 

• • If you need a substitution, you can use regular vodka (unflavored) or another cherry liqueur such as cherry schnapps. 

• • If you don’t want the caffeine the Red Bull contains, you can substitute it for a lemon-lime soda.

• • If you want to add some tartness, add some freshly squeezed lime juice.

• • For added fruity flavor, add a splash of orange juice or pineapple juice to this recipe.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cherry Bomb Shot (ready)

Amount per Serving

% Daily Value*

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.